DON’T DEFINE ME

In 2017, artist Charmaine Wheatley set out to capture intimate moments with people affected by HIV. Over the course of 6 months she created over 70 watercolor portraits that capture her subjects image, thoughts, feelings, joys and challenges. Her portraits not only show the likeness of her subjects, but capture moments of the conversations that occur while the portraits are being created. The hope is that by sharing these thoughts and feelings, it may help reduce stigma by sharing their meaningful lives and not just defining them by a diagnosis.